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Reliable home phone service in Shawnee, KS that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Shawnee, KS that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Shawnee, KS. Community Phone allows you to keep your landline phone without internet or copper wire.
In fact, Community Phone is the only landline phone service in Shawnee, KS that does not require internet. Other service providers such as Spectrum, AT&T, and Verizon require an internet connection or a bundle package with cable or internet.
According to survey results from Pew Research, "25% of people 65+ report never going online". That means that 2,221 seniors in Shawnee don't want their primary phone service tied to their internet, even if they do have internet.
Community Phone works by connecting the landline phones of Shawnee residents to cell towers. And Shawnee is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Shawnee, covering 42 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Shawnee to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Shawnee, not just the most populated zip codes like 33458, 33477, 33469.
Landline phone service usage in Shawnee is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 13.50% of Shawnee's 65,807 people are over the age of 65, which means about 5,775 senior citizens in Gum Springs still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,777 Shawnee residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Shawnee residents. 6.60% of Shawnee's 24,309 households do not have the internet at all, which means 1,604 households can't use internet-based landline service.
